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001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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173293 |
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20211104023333.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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060429s2006 enkm d a000 0 eng |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
304368091 |
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
System control number |
(AEA)425B1E03A25C491F97E109071B9AE90E |
050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
PN 43 |
Item number |
.B758 2006 |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Brewer's dictionary of modern phrase & fable. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
London : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2006 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
ix, 853 p. |
Dimensions |
24 cm. |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
Previous ed.: London: Cassell, 2000. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc. |
Features more than 8,000 contemporary words, idioms, catch phrases, slogans, names, nicknames, events, books, films and TV titles, as well as, linguistic and cultural resonance of thousands of contemporary words and phrases. Adds 1,000 new articles, covering topics as diverse as political nicknames, catch phrases and buzz words ( Bush's Poodle, Governator, Dodgy Dossier, Camp X-ray), characters from recent literature, film and television ( Ali G, Inspector Rebus, Buzz Lightyear, Harry Potter), those aspects fo today's world that one can't get away from ( pole dancing, Posh and Becks, eBay McMansions, chavs, makeoverTV, happy slapping), and examples of modern words and phrases (as cheap as chips, bootylicious, too posh to push, elephant in the corner). Includes entries offering lists of information from first lines of modern novels to advertising slogans. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
English language |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Fables |
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13617 |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Popular culture |
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Ayto, John. |
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105887 |
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Crofton, Ian. |
9 (RLIN) |
105888 |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
Reference |